I hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there’s no reason that people who cannot do them decently [should] pretend to be great at it.
KARL LAGERFELDBuy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
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I’m a working-class person, working with class.
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Trendy is the last stage before tacky.
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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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I’ve survived quite a few generations. That’s because I never lost my enthusiasm. I wake up every morning like on Christmas Day, waiting for the gifts.
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Books are a hard-bound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim of books.
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I’m never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that’s the secret to doing things well.
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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.
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The brain is a muscle, and I’m a kind of body-builder.
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Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.
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These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.
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Personality begins where comparison ends.
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I don’t know what “normal” means, anyway.
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Keep the best, forget the rest.
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If you’re not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.
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